Dialogue between AL and BNP
The dialogue between political parties and the caretaker government sounds more like a job interview. The parties may place their demands but the CTG will ultimately define the terms. Both the Awami League and the BNP have already declared that they would boycott the dialogue. The smaller parties may make themselves look important by their participation in the dialogue but the ground reality is that none of them can get elected without “Nouka” or “Dhanershish” as their election symbol (with a few exceptions). As a result, I doubt whether the dialogue will bear any fruit. Even the dialogue with the AL and the BNP will produce nothing.
True reform can only be achieved via a dialogue between the AL and the BNP. In view of the new political reality, both the parties should realize that without dialogue and consensus on “Civilized Rules of Engagement”, the country will end up with a controlled democracy where the “Shohayouk Shokti” will call the final shot.
The Chief Adviser in his speech to the nation proposed a national charter. The BNP and the AL together can and should deliver that charter without the help of the CTG.
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